Ordnance system with common bus, method of operation and aerospace vehicle including same
US7261028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C15/40
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ordnance system and method for controlling an ordnance system is provided. The system and method utilizes an addressable common, or shared, bus configured to transmit and receive data thereon. The addressable bus has further coupled thereto an ordnance controller including a control process and a telemetry process configured to control the addressable bus. The ordnance system further includes at least one initiator coupled to the addressable bus and responsive to the control process and at least one telemetry sensor coupled to the addressable bus and configured to interact with the telemetry process. The method provides control for the ordnance system by receiving telemetry data from a telemetry sensor over an addressable bus with an ordnance being further controlled by an ordnance controller over the addressable bus.
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